Cork motorist who sped past Garda checkpoint and crashed gets 20-year driving ban

A garda had to break the window on the driver's side of the car with a baton to reach in for the car keys and stop the accused

There was a garda checkpoint at Lee Road, Cork, and the accused man failed to stop.

A motorist drove away at speed from a garda checkpoint and crashed into the front gate of a house – the escapade only ending when a garda smashed the driver’s window and pulled the keys from the ignition.

The culprit has been banned from driving for the next 20 years. Sergeant Gearóid Davis said the incident occurred on February 18, 2021.